People in the Box is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 2003 in Kit… Read Full Bio ↴People in the Box is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in 2003 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. Its original lineup consisted of vocalist and guitarist 波多野裕文 (Hirofumi Hatano), bassist 中山敦史 (Atsushi Nakayama), and drummer 上田五郎 (Goro Ueda). Nakayama left the band after a concert on May 29, 2008 at 下北沢SHELTER and was replaced by 福井健太 (Kenta Fukui). Their original drummer has also been replaced by 山口大吾 (Daigo Yamaguchi). More info can be found on their official homepage at http://www.peopleinthebox.com/.

レテビーチ
People In The Box Lyrics

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むかし、むかし、君の名前が今と違っていた頃
太陽は夜の傷を消毒してくれる親戚みたい
でも君は変わった

メスをいれて傷を広げる
柔らかい君のおなかに
ルビー色の夜がそこから溢れだす
ここは楽園さ

頭上を超えて飛び込むスイマー達
水の無いプールへと
そうさ、もう苦しいのはやめた!

わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ

甘い悪夢を見たいよ
とびきりの長いやつを
ひとつだけ
楽し過ぎて眠れない

広げた傷に潜り込む
僕は悪夢を書き換える
ゼリー状の空気吸い込んで
浮かぶ楽園さ

頭上を超えて飛び込むスイマー達
水の無いプールへと
そうさ、もう苦しいのはやめた!

わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ

甘い悪夢を見たいよ
とびきりの長いやつを
ひとつだけ
楽し過ぎて眠れない
甘い悪夢を見たいよ
とびきりの長いのを
ひとつだけ
楽し過ぎて
わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ

真夜中、僕らの味覚は最高潮に達している
異端の思し召し下る
聖者の仮装で赤いアーチの出口塞いだら
わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ

甘い悪夢を見たいよ
とびきりの長いやつをひとつだけ
楽し過ぎて
わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ
甘い悪夢を見たいよ
とびきりの長いのを

ひとつだけ
楽し過ぎて眠れない

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of People In The Box's song レテビーチ (Lethe Beach) describe a nostalgic and dreamlike world where the main character reminisces about a time when things were different, and the sun acted like a relative who could disinfect the wounds of the dark night. However, as time passed, things changed, and the main character reveals their desire for a sweet nightmare by diving into the wide-open scars inside their soft belly, where the ruby color of the night's paradise overflows. In this paradise world, they encounter swimmers who jump over their heads into a pool without water, and everyone has stopped suffering. The lyrics repeat "wa, wa, wa," the sound of crying, suggesting that, despite the desire to enter this paradise, they might be in pain.

Line by Line Meaning

むかし、むかし、君の名前が今と違っていた頃
Once upon a time, your name was different than it is now

太陽は夜の傷を消毒してくれる親戚みたい
The sun is like a relative who disinfects the wounds of the night

でも君は変わった
But you have changed

メスをいれて傷を広げる
The wounds open wider from the incision of the scalpel

柔らかい君のおなかに
In your soft belly

ルビー色の夜がそこから溢れだす
A ruby-colored night overflows from there

ここは楽園さ
This is a paradise

頭上を超えて飛び込むスイマー達
Swimmers dive over their heads

水の無いプールへと
Into the pool without water

そうさ、もう苦しいのはやめた!
That's right, we've stopped being in pain!

わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ、わあ
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow